Principles of Project Management 2022

Running Head; Project Management Principles
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Principles of Project Management
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Traits of an effective project manager
Global project management is the supervision of projects globally in many cultures and
countries. This means that a project manager must possess some specific qualities to ensure
every project he/she is in charge of succeeds. Some of the traits of a project manager include;
A project manager has to have very strong leadership qualities. This is because a project
manager supervises is responsible for many people from diverse backgrounds. Thus, they have to
be able to mobilize all these people across all cultures to achieve the company’s goals. Leaders
set the pace for the rest to follow and they have to be well informed and experts in their fields.
Technical expertise is also required of a project manager. Leading top professionals is
required of a project manager, thus the manager ought to be a top expert in their field of practice.
Leaders lead and the rest follow, technical expertise is a crucial trait required and interacting well
with co-workers.
Effective communication ability is another personal trait required of a project manager.
Communications Control is the supervision and management of communications in the entire life
cycle of the project to satisfy the stakeholders information demands (Institute, Project
Management, 2013). Effective communication is key to building an effective team throughout
the project.
Team building skills is required of a project manager. Managing many people is a trait
only a few possess. A project manager ought to be have the required skills to form a team that
can move the project in a right direction.